Mario Balotelli sports ridiculous cockerel hat

Shivering in sub-zero temperatures and losing at home to Everton – but at least someone was still having a laugh, as Manchester City striker
Mario Balotelli turned up at Eastlands wearing the most ridiculous hat we’ve ever seen.

Mario Balotelli and Rocky from Chicken Run – you decide who’s who…

Resembling the character Rocky from the Chicken Run films (see above), Balotelli trooped in wearing his headphones and standard club-issue kit before starting the game against the Toffees.

But the Italian, who is renowned for being ‘a bit of a character’, decided to show a little flare with the most unbelievable piece of headgear seen this side of the Wild West.

Boasting five ‘fingers’, the hat probably cost him hundreds of pounds as well.

Still, the salaries being thrown around at City mean more sellers of ridiculously-priced apparel probably won’t be far behind.

The picture of Balotelli comes hot on the heels of City’s Christmas party, where their millionaire stars adopted a polka-dot theme for their meal and drinks out on the town earlier this month.